[ SHOWGSD-L ] Horse Slaughter!
- From: SallyHH31@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 23:08:04 EDT
Mom,
You can forward this message to your list. People need to know the facts
about horse slaughter in the US.To make this dog related Mom raises German
Shepherds.
Last year, more than 91,000 horses were slaughtered at three horse slaughter
plants in the US: one in Fort Worth Texas (Beltex), one in Kauffman Texas
(Dallas Crown) and one in DeKalb Illinois (Cavel). All three are foreign
owned.
Those horses included American wild mustangs. In the '70's, the wild horse
protection bill stopped the slaughter of most wild horses. However, Senator
Burns from Montana lifted most of those slaughter protection with his last
minute rider in the appropriations bill saying any mustang more than 10
years old and any mustang not adopted in three tries could be sold to
slaughter. That was in addition to any mustang sold to slaughter with
ownership paperwork showing the owner had owned the horse for more than one
year. Here's an article about some of those wild horses slaughtered in 2006:
_http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20050426/NEWS/104260046&SearchID=73255738
085564_
(http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20050426/NEWS/104260046&SearchID=73255738085564)
Horse slaughter remains an issue of ignorance. People don't know and people
don't want to admit once they have been told that something so horrible
could be going on in this country.
The USDA reports weekly the number of horses slaughtered in this country in
its weekly slaughter report. Here is the link:
_http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS711.txt_
(http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS711.txt)
Here are some links to information about horse slaughter-
_http://www.fund4horses.org/_ (http://www.fund4horses.org/)
_http://www.horse-protection.org/_ (http://www.horse-protection.org/)
_http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm_ (http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm)
(this one has a message from Willie
Nelson about horse slaughter)
_http://equineprotectionnetwork.com/slaughter/sindex.htm_
(http://equineprotectionnetwork.com/slaughter/sindex.htm)
_http://www.inpursuitofhonor.com/HorseSlaughter_Facts.html_
(http://www.inpursuitofhonor.com/HorseSlaughter_Facts.html)
_http://www.inpursuitofhonor.com/Media.html_ (htt
p://www.inpursuitofhonor.com/Media.html)
_http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/usda_threatens_horse_sl
aughter.html_
(http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/usda_threatens_horse_slaughter.html)
Here are links to some videos on horse slaughter: Warning...do not look at
these unless you are prepared to be shocked by what you might see here.
_http://www.inpursuitofhonor.com/Media.html#Video_
(http://www.inpursuitofhonor.com/Media.html#Video)
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLqVImPghO4&mode=related&search_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLqVImPghO4&mode=related&search) =
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuk12vmrHLk&mode=related&search_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuk12vmrHLk&mode=related&search) =
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfAeALBgVRw&mode=related&search_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfAeALBgVRw&mode=related&search)
There is a bill (503) before the House of Reps right now that is being voted
on on Sept. 7th. If it passes it will also have to be passed by Congress and
signed by the Pres.
Please let your representatives in the House and Congress know that you do
not want American horses slaughtered for people in France, Belgium and Japan
to eat.
You can also come visit us at
_http://cberheadqrters.proboards103.com/index.cgi_
(http://cberheadqrters.proboards103.com/index.cgi)
We are doing what we can to adopt horses before they go to the slaughter
house and there is alot of information available to learn more about this
hidden American tragedy.
I myself have adopted 2 horses, and if you think only old, ill and
delapidated horses end up going to slaughter, think again. One of my horses
is a Registered and Sweepstakes nominated Arabian mare. She just was
unfortunate enough to go to the auction when someone decided to "reduce"
their herd. My other horse was a rodeo bucking horse who was pregnant when
she was sent to slaughter. She had a cute little filly in March. Some people
do not realize their horse may end up as a slaughter bound horse when they
take them to the auction, but others just want the very last dollar they can
get out of their horses. That is why many of them have their manes and tails
cut off, so their owner can get money for the horse hair! Some people are
just to cheap to have their horse, that has served them for many years, put
to sleep when they get to old or sick. It is very sad. We have actually
bought some of these old and injured horses so we could humanely euthanize
them to spare them the horrible truck ride to the packing plant.
If you have any more questions feel free to email me at
lorsadoon@xxxxxxxxxxx or go to
_www.columbiabasinequinerescue.org_
(http://www.columbiabasinequinerescue.org/) to check out our adoptable
horses. There
are also stories of the horses we could not save and were sent to a feedlot
to be fattened up before they were slaughtered. We can not save them all,
but we do what we can to help them, one at a time.
Laurie
>From: SallyHH31@xxxxxxx
>To: Lorsadoon@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Fwd: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "Wedgies"
>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 20:02:05 EDT
>
>
>From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "Kate Syssoloff" <rockannand@xxxxxxx>, "Showgsd-L@Freelists.
>Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "Wedgies"
>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 02:40:49 -0400
>Wild horses in the US do not go to slaughter. There is a federal law
>prohibiting that. Unless they are so sick or injured that they cannot be
>humanely saved. Then they are euthanized and disposed of (usually sent to
>rendering plants). The US spent $40 million dollars on care of wild horses
>and burros that have been rounded up and were not adopted out.
>Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA
>Proud member GSDCA and Sawnee Mtn Kennel Club
>www.rihadin.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kate Syssoloff [mailto:rockannand@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:13 AM
> To: Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org; cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "Wedgies"
>
>
> Wild horses that do go to slaughter would be saved by this bill,
>no?
>The roundup would stop, no? Kate
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Ginger Cleary
> Date: 09/01/06 12:48:15
> To: Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "Wedgies"
>
> sigh..... divide and conquer....
>
> I decided to send this too the list because I got several similar
> responses....
>
> I LOVE horses and consider them wonderful companions, as well as
>being
> exceptional tools of the ranching trade and one of God's greatest
> masterpieces. So it does not surprise me that some folks are
>repulsed by the
> idea of processing horses for food. I am as well and would never
>eat
> horsemeat. My goal is not to persuade anyone that horse
>processing
>is
> desirable, but it certainly should not be outlawed as an option
>for
>managing
> horses. That's precisely the goal of HR503, and it is a serious
>threat to
> animal agriculture as we know it.
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